King Of Berkshire

The win rate of 22% — roughly 1 in every 4 or 5 races — looks modest on paper, but the recent form tells a more interesting story. Looking at the last six races in order, most recent first: 4th, 3rd, 1st, 3rd, 1st, 2nd. Two wins and only one finish outside the top three. This is a horse that has figured something out over the past couple of months, and the yard clearly has it in a good place right now.

Both wins have come on tracks in the north of England. The first arrived at Redcar at the end of April 2026, and the more recent one came at Thirsk on 5 June — five weeks ago and still fresh enough that confidence around the horse will be high. What is also worth noting is that King Of Berkshire performs best over a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs, winning 1 from 3 races at those distances. That 33% win rate — 1 in every 3 races — over a trip that suits it is a meaningful number. Many horses never find their ideal distance; this one seems to have found it.

Behind King Of Berkshire is one of the most productive training operations in the country. Andrew Balding, based at Kingsclere in Hampshire, has sent out 202 winners this season alone. That is an extraordinary volume, and it speaks to a yard that knows how to place horses in the right races at the right time. The fact that this horse raced just yesterday and is very much active suggests the team is confident and keeping the momentum going. A three-year-old, still learning, trained by someone with that kind of firepower behind them — King Of Berkshire is a horse worth watching as the summer develops.